Synonyms for second-class
sec·ond-class

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1. second classnoun

   not the highest rank in a classification

   Synonyms:
   economy class, cabin class, second class

   Antonyms:
   superior

2. second classnoun

   not the highest quality in a classification

   Synonyms:
   economy class, cabin class, second class

   Antonyms:
   superior

3. cabin class, second class, economy classadjective

   a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations

   Synonyms:
   economy class, cabin class, second class

   Antonyms:
   superior

4. second-classadverb

   of inferior status or quality

   "a second-class citizen"; "second-class accommodations"

   Antonyms:
   superior

5. second classadverb

   by second class conveyance

   "we traveled second class"

   Synonyms:
   second class

   Antonyms:
   superior

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1. second-classadjective

   Synonyms:
   inferior, second-rate

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1. List of paraphrases for "second-class":

   second-rate, second-order, sub-prime

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1. John Lewis:

   I can bear witness that the portrait painted of that time and place in our history is very real, it's seared in my memory, black men and women, our brothers and sisters, treated as second class citizens, threatened for raising their families or earning a living, beaten and sometimes killed for the crime of trying to live a life with dignity. Our nation bears the scars of that time, as do I.

2. Malik Obama:

   Just because something is a tradition doesn't mean it's right, treating women as a second-class citizen is a bad tradition. It's holding you back.

3. Bill Jack:

   Christians need to understand that this is the state of Christianity in the United States, we are now second-class citizens. Our free speech is being censored.

4. Chuck Schumer:

   This resolution is necessary as it is time when America can never hope to be a land of freedom and opportunity so long as half its population is treated like second class citizens.

5. Zakia Soman:

   Our community is realizing that we have become second-class citizens in our own country, minority bashing and hate is becoming regular and normalized. As the intensity increases, the venom and violence in their language also increases.